by Jenna Hatfield |
If you’re looking for a quality, helpful gift for a mom in your life who is battling postpartum depression, let me suggest something: a coloring book. No, not one featuring the characters her kids’ favorite TV shows. Adult coloring books, with adult... by Katherine Stone |
Update: We did hear back from the Office of Women’s Health quite quickly and they apologized for the tweet even though it didn’t come from their office. They assured us that they are fully supportive of moms with perinatal mental illness and that they... by Jenna Hatfield |
Becoming a mother should be one of the happiest moments in a woman’s life. Unfortunately, many women suffer from perinatal mood and anxiety disorders beginning in pregnancy through the first year postpartum. Postpartum Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is becoming... by Jenna Hatfield |
Yesterday, public scrutiny switched from Starbucks to Target when the retailer was accused of trivializing mental illness with a Christmas shirt. The shirt reads: OCD – Obsessive Christmas Disorder. Get it? Instead of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder! Because... by Jenna Hatfield |
[Editor’s Note: Today we are thrilled to have a guest post by Betsy Schwartz, Vice President of Public Education & Strategic Initiatives at the National Council for Behavioral Health.] In 2001, a tragic event in a suburb of Houston Texas shook the soul of...